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 Post subject: Discovered an Industry Secret: Fender Makes Basses!
PostPosted: December 23rd, 2021, 11:22 am 
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Guys, I just found out that Fender's been making basses for a couple of years. I knew Fender made Epiphone Les Pauls, but I had no idea they were in the bass business.

Funny thing is that the serial numbers put the sunburst JB at 2013, but I read in GQ magazine that Fender's first year to make basses was 2019, the year my black JB was made.

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 Post subject: Re: Discovered an Industry Secret: Fender Makes Basses!
PostPosted: December 23rd, 2021, 4:14 pm 
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So many things incorrect in this post, I have to assume it's a joke. Right? :roll:

Fender's been making basses since 1951. Yes, even lefties, though extremely rare.
Fender NEVER made Epiphone Les Pauls. Epiphone makes Epiphone Les Pauls, under Gibson ownership. Gibson has owned Epiphone since 1957.
GQ has no clue what they're talking about. 2019? :lol:


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PostPosted: December 23rd, 2021, 6:28 pm 
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Just goofing around, guys. Everything in my post is wrong, except that the black JB is made of 2019 parts.

I hope no one reports me to PRS or G&L, who make the esteemed Gibson ES-3421-VOLYPCAR-LE-RX-4/20

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PostPosted: December 23rd, 2021, 11:16 pm 
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Drinking too much eggnog or smoking mistletoe. Pretty common this time of year :lol:


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Gotta be stoned or drunk to act silly? Nah, I'm always like this.

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They WHAT now? :shock:

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I tell goofy lies straight faced. Guess it didn’t go over. If you have to explain a joke, it’s not funny. Oops. How could any bassist not know Fender Basses? Or think that Fender makes Epiphone LPs? Fun, friends, just fun.

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ch willie wrote:
Or think that Fender makes Epiphone LPs?


Laugh all you want, but never forget Fender did THIS once, after discontinuing DeArmond as the budget brand of Guild and selling the same guitars under the Squier brand:

https://reverb.com/item/22945349-rare-f ... gator-case

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Jeroen wrote:
ch willie wrote:
Or think that Fender makes Epiphone LPs?


Laugh all you want, but never forget Fender did THIS once, after discontinuing DeArmond as the budget brand of Guild and selling the same guitars under the Squier brand:

https://reverb.com/item/22945349-rare-f ... gator-case



Seriously what a mind blower! Where's Rick Sanchez when I need him? I'm used to seeing others copy Fender. Even Epiphone put out a Strat copy. But A Fender Les Paul shape! I wish I'd never seen this. ha ha ha

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Jeroen wrote:
ch willie wrote:
Or think that Fender makes Epiphone LPs?


Laugh all you want, but never forget Fender did THIS once, after discontinuing DeArmond as the budget brand of Guild and selling the same guitars under the Squier brand:

https://reverb.com/item/22945349-rare-f ... gator-case

Crazy!!


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